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January 21st, 2015 Above: Aaron and myself discussing the roast approach of this weeks coffees.

Brazil being the largest coffee producers in the world, gives us over a billion coffees to choose from. These two Brazilian coffees are a nice representation of two different processing methods as well as sweet and delicious. One could say they are two in a Brazillion!

Two Indonesian coffees that present a very interesting representation of their origin. These two coffees bring forth everything great about Indonesian coffees and then some. Both show unique rustic sweetness, hearty body and rich aroma.

Right out of the grinder there is vanilla, ground cinnamon, and sweet spices. The vanilla aroma while brewed and sitting in the cup, stands out even more. The aroma also blends caramel, molasses and sweet honey with nice amount of cedar. I really like the aroma of this coffee if you can't already tell! This sweet Java is loaded with bittersweet chocolate flavors and syrupy body. The acidity is a bit held back when warm, but peaks out when cooled.

The sweetness of the grinds is a mix of damp earth and sugar. The wet aroma is deeply sweet, like a waffle cone. There is also a pine and eucalyptus refreshing quality in both the aromatics and taste. This PNG resembles all the greatness that a Sumatra coffee can offer with a little more clarity and acidity on the tongue.

I can't think of a better way to end 2014 than to roast the two most popular subscription coffees this year. 2014 has come and is almost gone but brought us a fairly good harvest year. We laughed, we cried, and we definitely drank lots of coffee. 2015 is looking like another promising year and will blast off with some good lots! But until then, let's celebrate the tail end of this year with these two coffees!

The aroma right after brewing gives off the sweet smell of coconut, floral notes and caramel. As it cools, there is a rich cocoa sweetness, juicy body with a clean tangerine-like acidity in the finish. Creaminess also lingers in the finish while leaving flavors of warm milk chocolate.

Ethiopia Kaffa-Michiti Cooperative City+

This aroma has lots of fresh cinnamon stick and orange peel right up front. The flavor also brings cinnamon, and baking spices. As it cools there is a sweet vanilla and fresh ginger bite. I can also pick up a bit of a raspberry tartness in the finish as well as a full rounded body.